Finding could provide the vehicle for carrying ‘qubits’ of data in quantum computing.
8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ... and counting
How did we create more tons of plastic than there are people on Earth?
Did life begin ... on land?
A paradigm-shifting hypothesis could reshape our idea about the origin of life.
Fighting balding and unwanted hair growth at the same time
Understanding how hair grows in coordination across our bodies may provide the key to controlling it.
Brain circuits that express depression successfully altered
Neuroscientists alleviate or reverse social withdrawal and helplessness behavior in a new study.
Does smelling food make you fat?
Fatty food made mice double their weight — unless they lacked a sense of smell.
California could get wetter this century
An analysis of 38 climate models suggests the state may want to break out its umbrella.
How grandparents' experiences can affect our genes
Roundworms may help us make sense of how DNA 'switches' are inherited.
The good news about mountain lions
Why we should be able to peacefully coexist with our four-legged neighbor.
Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3-D vision
The stereoscopic vision of seamstresses is superior to that of surgeons, researchers find.
Talking science with the fluidity of Pixar
Ph.D. student Sara ElShafie works with Pixar story artists to help her fellow scientists better communicate.
Scientist helps excavate oldest-known human fossils — and their dinner
Discovery of 300,000-year-old human ancestors pushes back our origins by 100,000 years.